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Hundreds join picket lines across city as workers stage biggest walk-out of the year

Teachers, civil servants, junior doctors and university lecturers continued their fight for improved pay and conditions and took part in one of the biggest walk-outs this year

Liverpool Echo

Tories must restore economic credibility to win election as Hunt rejects calls for tax cuts

Chancellor’s upbeat note in budget delivery was echoed by safe-seat Tory MPs but ‘red wall’ members are less happy

The Guardian - UK

West Lothian calls for reset of Holyrood partnership with councils

Budget cuts forced through by ring fenced funding shows need for change argues Labour. The SNP group says it protects spending on the most vulnerable.

Edinburgh Live

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The Guardian view on a Tory budget: austerity by another name

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt’s politics were made clear by his decision to prioritise motorists over nurses, doctors and teachers

The Guardian - UK

Budget 2023: Senior Tories call for rethink on corporation tax rise to boost growth

Jacob Rees-Mogg called for ‘low tax rates with few exclusions’ for businesses.

Evening Standard

Colleagues pray for Jezza to cut his losses when his four Es fail to kick in

Education, Employment, Enterprise and … Everywhere? Chancellor’s solutions to heal economy fall flat as he fails to read the room

The Guardian - UK

Top charity backs SNP MP after journalist calls her 'the one with the crutch'

A LEADING charity has spoken out in defence of an SNP politician after a journalist referred to her as “the one with the crutch”.

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish Greens 'shut down' meeting on staying in government after SNP election

A PROPOSED Scottish Greens meeting to determine whether the party would remain in government after the SNP election has been “shut down” by…

The National (Scotland)

Swinney calls Budget a ‘missed opportunity’ despite £320m for Scotland

Deputy First Minister says Chancellor should have taken more action to increase Scottish budget

Insider UK

Beware Hunt’s hype. There’s more poverty ahead and his budget did nothing to change that

The statement will be remembered for the childcare pledge, but there was nothing to meet the scale of Britain’s economic malaise, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer accuses Tories of turning Britain back into ‘sick man of Europe’

Labour leader says government has presided over decade of stagnation and Tory mavericks attack chancellor

The Guardian - UK

What does Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget mean for Scotland?

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt announced a raft of policies on Wednesday morning as he set out the first Tory Budget since 2021.

The National (Scotland)

Alcohol duty increase ‘historic blow’ to wine and whisky industry

Chancellor’s budget signals end of blanket alcohol duty freeze, sending levies soaring in line with inflationBudget 2023: key points at a glanceWhat the budget means for people on a range of incomes

The Guardian - UK

Tories give wealthy 'permanent tax cut' while taking away £67-a-month from struggling households

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt also promised a 'callous' clamp down on benefits claimants

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Daily Mirror

'Apart from when they poach Labour ideas, Tories just give us more of the same'

Writing for The Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Government could have shown it understands the scale of the challenges it faces, but chose not to with today's Budget

Chronicle Live

North East hopes to follow Andy Burnham with 'trailblazer' devolution powers in 2024

A new mayor for the region is due to be elected next year and there are hopes that they will quickly be given a raft of powers going to Manchester and the West Midlands now

The Guardian - UK

Budget does little to meet UK’s net zero carbon goals, say campaigners

Chancellor silent on home insulation, oil and gas windfall tax, and onshore windfarms – but freezes fuel duty

The Independent UK

Chancellor’s spring Budget ‘is going to impede growth’, DUP claims

Sammy Wilson raised concerns over personal income tax.

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The Independent UK

Budget branded ‘missed opportunity’ by Swinney despite £320m for Scotland

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his latest spending plans.

The National (Scotland)

Hypocrisy charge after Scottish Labour brand Kate Forbes a 'tartan Tory'

SCOTTISH Labour have faced accusations of hypocrisy after branding SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes a “tartan Tory”.

The National (Scotland)

Tory Budget 'attack on most vulnerable' that won't tackle cost of living crisis

While Hunt touted the Budget as a “plan for growth” and big business celebrated, smaller firms and those on benefits and low incomes were left…

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Hunt blasted for ignoring public sector pay demands in 'betrayal' Budget

Nurses, teachers and paramedics have responded with fury at the Chancellor's failure to hike public sector pay, with one union claiming he had 'stuck up two fingers to workers with this Budget'

Chronicle Live

North East gives mixed reaction to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget

Investment zone for North East announced earlier this week is broadly welcomed

Daily Record

The Budget: 5 things Scots need to know from Jeremy Hunt's statement

Hunt announced measures which will benefit the wealthy while also targetting some of the poorest people in society.

Wales Online

The Welsh Government responds to England's massive expansion of free childcare

England's changes will transform the economics of work for new parents by giving working parents 30-hours free childcare from the end of their maternity or paternity leave

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